Roger Taylor Discography
Albums
1981
Fun In Space
No Violins
Laugh Or Cry
Future Management (You Don't Need Nobody Else)
Let's Get Crazy
My Country I & II
Good Times Are Now
Magic Is Loose
Interlude In Constantinople
Airheads
Fun In Space
6th April 1981 UK
May 1996 UK CD release
Roger Taylor (instruments and vocals)
David Richards (approx. 50% of keyboards)
Produced, written and arranged by Roger Taylor.
Engineered by David Richards.
Recorded at Mountain Studios, Montreux
LP UK - EMI EMC3369
LP Germany - EMI 1C 064-64328
LP Holland - EMI 1A 062-64328
LP Japan - Elektra P-11000E
LP Mexico - EMI SLEM-1019
LP USA - Elektra 5E-522
Cass. USA - Elektra 5C-5522
CD UK - Parlophone CDPCS 7380
1984
Strange Frontier
Strange Frontier (Taylor)
Beautiful Dreams (Taylor)
Man On Fire (Taylor)
Racing In The Street (Springsteen)
Masters Of War (Dylan)
Abandonfire (Taylor/Richards)
Killing Time (Taylor)
Young Love (Taylor)
It's An Illusion (Taylor/Parfitt)
I Cry For You (Love Hope & Confusion) (Taylor/Richards)
CD track order is different (Man On Fire, I Cry For You,
It's An Illusion, Racing In The Street, Masters Of War, Strange Frontier,
Beautiful Dreams, Abandonfire, Killing Time, Young Love)
25th June 1984 UK
May 1996 UK CD release
Produced by Roger Taylor, David Richards and Mack.
Engineered by David Richards and Mack.
Recorded at Mountain & Musicland Studios
LP UK - EMI EJ2401371
LP USA - Capitol SJ-12357
LP Japan - EMI EMS-91084
LP Australia - EMI EMC-240137
Cass. USA - Capitol 4XJ-12357
CD UK - Parlophone CDPCS 7381
1994
Happiness?
Nazis 1994
Happiness
Revelations
Touch the Sky
Foreign Sand
Freedom Train
'You Had to be There'
The Key
Everybody Hurts Sometime
Loneliness...
Dear Mr Murdoch (not on Japan release)
Old Friends
Final Destination (Roger Taylor and Yoshiki only on Japan release)
5th September 1994 (UK)
Roger Taylor (drums, vocals, guitar and stuff)
Jason Falloon (guitars)
Phil Spalding (bass)
Mike Crossley (piano and keyboards)
Catherine Porter (backing vocals)
Joshua J Macrae (programming)
Yoshiki (drums, piano and synthesiser on Foreign Sand)
Jim Cregan (guitars on Foreign Sand)
Phil Chen (bass on Forein Sand)
Dick Marx (strings arrangement on Foreign Sand)
Brad Buxer, Geoff Grace (programming on Foreign Sand)
All songs written by Roger Taylor except Foreign Sand, written
by Roger Taylor and Yoshiki.
LP UK - Parlophone PCSD-157 (Ltd. numbered edition)
CD UK - Parlophone CDPCSD-157
CD Italy - Parlophone 7243 8 3005925
CD Japan - EMI TOCP-8290
Singles
1977
I Wanna Tesify / Turn On The TV
7" UK - EMI 2679 did not chart
7" Holland - EMI 5C 006-99504
7" Belgium - EMI 4C 006-99504
1981
Future Management / Laugh Or Cry
7" UK - EMI 5157 peak position: #49
7" Holland - EMI 1A 006-64340
7" Portugal - EMI 11C 008-64340
My Country I & II (edit) / Fun In Space
7" UK - EMI 5200 did not chart
Let's Get Crazy / Laugh Or Cry
7" Japan - Elektra P-1529E
7" USA - Elektra E-47151
7" USA - Elektra E-47151 one track mono/stereo promo
1984
Man On Fire / Killing Time
7" UK - EMI 5478 1984 peak pos: #66
7" USA - Capitol B-5364
7" Germany - EMI 1C 016-200208 7
7" Australia - EMI 1278
7" Japan - EMI EMS-17467
12" UK - EMI 12EMI5478 adds Man On Fire (extended)
Man On Fire / I Cry For You / It's An Illusion
12" USA - Capitol SPRO-9150 white label promo
12" Canada - Capitol SPRO-249 white label promo
Strange Frontier / I Cry For You (remix)
7" UK - EMI 5490 1984 did not chart
7" USA - Capitol B5420 has the album version of I Cry For
You
12" UK - EMI 12EMI5490 Strange Frontier (extended) / I Cry
For You (extended) / Two Sharp Pencils
12" USA - Capitol SPRO-9258 white label promo
Beautiful Dreams / Young Love
7" Portugal - EMI 2004257 August 1984
1994
Nazis 1994
7" UK - Parlophone RR 6379 (numbered ltd. edition red vinyl)
2nd May 1994
12" UK - Parlophone 12RC 6379 (numbered ltd. edition clear
vinyl)
12" UK - Parlophone NAZI'S 1 promo only
12" UK - Parlophone NAZI'S 2 promo only
12" UK - Parlophone NAZI'S 3 promo only
12" UK - Parlophone NAZI'S 4 promo only
Cass. UK - Parlophone TCR 6379 Single mix / Radio mix
CD5 UK - Parlophone CDR 6379 Single mix / Radio mix / Kick
mix / Schindler's mix extended / Makita mix extended / Big Science mix
CD5 UK - Parlophone CDRDJ 6379 Single mix / Radio Mix (promo
only)
CD5 Holland - Parlophone 724388144124 Single mix / Radio
mix (card sleeve)
Foreign Sand (single version) / You Had To Be
There
7" UK - Parlophone R 6389 (limited edition blue vinyl of
10000) 19th Sep 1994
12" UK - Parlophone 12R 6389 (ltd edition picture disc of
10000) adds Final Destination
Cass. UK - Parlophone 7243 88159340
CD5 UK - Parlophone CDR 6389 same tracks as 12"
CD5 UK - Parlophone FOREIGN1 one track promo (different picture
on disc)
CD5 Holland - Parlophone 88161527
Foreign Sand / Final Destination
CD3 Japan - EMI TODT-3253
Happiness / Ride The Wild Wind (Live)
7" UK - Parlophone R 6399 (limited edition green vinyl of
10000) 14th Nov 1994
12" UK - Parlophone 12R 6399 Happiness / Dear Mr Murdoch
/ Everybody Hurts Sometime (live) / Old Friends (live) (ltd edition picture
disc of 10000)
CD5 UK - Parlophone CDR 6399 Happiness / Loneliness... /
Dear Mr Murdoch / I Want To Break Free (live)
Collaborations With Other Artists
1973 "I
Can Hear Music" / "Goin' Back" by Larry Lurex played percussion. [Brian
and Freddie]
1973 "Past, Present & Future" by Al Stewart percussion
on this album.
1975 All four members of Queen helped produce a session with
the soul band Trax. Nothing was ever released [Brian, Freddie, John]
1975 "Survival" by Fox backing vocals on this single, from
the album "Tails Of Illusion".
1975 "Dangerous" by Eugene Wallace plays drums on this album.
1976 "You Nearly Did Me In" by Ian Hunter backing vocals
on this song, from the album "All American Alien Boy". [Freddie, Brian]
1979 "How Come You're So Dumb?" by Hilary Hilary wrote, produced,
arranged, & played guitar, drums, keyboards, bass & backing vocals.
1981 "Mel Smith's Greatest Hits" by Mel Smith produced, played
and sang backing vocals on this single.
1982 "Emotions In Motion" by Billy Squier backing vocals,
from the album of same name [Freddie] (Also on the 1996 Billy Squier cd
"Reach For The Sky")
1982 "Crash", "You Are You Are", "Moral" by Gary Numan drums
and percussion on the album "Dance".
1982 "Right Away", "Diamonds & Pearls", "Play The Game
Tonight" by Kansas backing vocals on these songs, from the album "Vinyl
Confessions".
1983 "Starfleet Project" by Brian May & Friends backing
vocals on this mini-album.
1985 "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" by Jimmy Nail drums,
synths, co-produced with David Richards on this single, from the album
"Take It Or Leave It".
1985 produced songs for second album by Sideway Look. No
tracks were released, but "Bullet Proof Heart" may exist, along with "'1985'".
1985 "Loving You" by Feargal Sharkey additional drums and
synth, and co-produced with David Richards.
1985 "Bursting At The Seams" by Camy Todorow drums and co-produced
with David Richards on this single.
1985 "Too Young" by Elton John drums, from the album "Ice
On Fire". [John]
1985 "Virginia Wolf" by Virginia Wolf co-produced entire
album with David Richards (Atlantic Records).
1986 "Under A Raging Moon" by Roger Daltrey drums, along
with other drummers on this song, album of same name.
1986 "When The World Comes Down" and "Sometime Love" by Magnum
backing vocals on these two songs from the album "Vigilante", and produced
the album.
1986 "Angeline" by Elton John drums on this song from the
album "Leather Jackets". [John]
1987 "The Great Pretender" by Freddie Mercury backing vocals
on this single, also in the video.
1989 "Dancerama" by Sigue Sigue Sputnik remixed this single.
1989 "Who Wants To Live Forever" by Ian & Belinda played
on this charity single along with Brian and John.
1989 "Smoke On The Water" by Rock Aid Armenia played on this
charity record. [Brian]
1991 "The Stonk" by Hale and Pace played on this charity
record. [Brian]
1992 "Radio" by Shakin' Stevens plays drums on this single
from the album "The Epic Years".
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